Chelsea’s Salomon Kalou is wanted by West Ham

The Championship club are preparing for life back in the Barclays Premier League, and have targeted a summer move for Kalou, according to the Daily Express.

The Ivory Coast international is out of contract at the end of the season, and has yet to pen a new deal with the Stamford Bridge club.

Both parties are keen to thrash out a contract in the region of £80,000, but sources close to the forward claim that the main sticking point towards a new deal is the amount of playing time he is guaranteed.

Kalou has made just 12 appearances for the Blues this season, scoring three goals.